If the word significant is used to describe a result in a news article reporting on a study,
A) the p-value for the test must have been very large.
B) the effect size must have been very large.
C) the sample size must have been very small.
D) it may be used in the everyday sense and not in the statistical sense.

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The term "significant" in a news article may not always refer to statistical significance, which is related to p-values in hypothesis testing, but could be used in its everyday sense to mean "important" or "noteworthy." The other options incorrectly describe statistical concepts related to significance.

If the Word Significant Is Used to Describe a Result